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How did Wolf Messing travel the world?
How did Wolf Messing travel the world?
- By plane
- By train (correct)
- By boat
- By car
When did Wolf Messing meet Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud?
When did Wolf Messing meet Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud?
- 1913
- 1915
- 1927 (correct)
- 1974
What is Wolf Messing known for?
What is Wolf Messing known for?
- His telepathic abilities (correct)
- His powers of persuasion
- His predictions of the future
- His Soviet connections
What happened to Wolf Messing after his wife died?
What happened to Wolf Messing after his wife died?
When did Wolf Messing die?
When did Wolf Messing die?
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Study Notes
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Wolf Messing is said to have left home at an early age and caught a train to Berlin.
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During his journey he was noted for his powerful telepathic abilities and was eventually given a chance to showcase them by the Busch Circus.
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He travelled the world with the circus and met two of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century - Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud.
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The encounter is said to have occurred in 1913 or 1915, however, it is generally accepted that Einstein and Freud didn't first meet each other until 1927.
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For the sake of a good story, let us believe that Einstein and Freud were impressed by Messing's abilities and decided to test him.
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Wolf Messing was a mystic who was said to be able to predict the future.
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He was known for his powers of persuasion and was often consulted by leaders in the Soviet Union.
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His later life was a lonely and sad one after the death of his wife.
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He died in 1974.
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